2.1" Mosasaur Fossil Vertebrae Cretaceous Dinosaur Era Texas Ozan FM COA

Location: Ozan Formation, Fannin County, Texas

Weight: 6.5 Ounces

Dimensions: 2.1 Inches Long, 1.9 Inches Wide, 1.6 Inches Thick

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100 - 66 Million Years old, Upper Cretaceous, Maastrichtian Epoch.

Name: Mosasaurus

Named By: Dollo - 1889.

Diet: Carnivore.

Size: Depending upon the species, Mosasaur could range between 6 to possibly just under 14 meters in length.

Known locations: Fossil locations suggest a worldwide distribution, but especially well-known from Europe and North America.

Time period: Campanian to Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.

Mosasaurs were the largest lizards to have ever evolved, reaching nearly 60 feet in length, with skulls measuring up to six feet. These powerful marine reptiles spent their entire lives in the ocean, featuring elongated, muscular bodies with tails and limbs adapted for swimming. Their locomotion likely involved a sinuous, snake-like motion boosted by their finned tails, while small webbed feet provided steering. They inhabited the late Cretaceous period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 96 to 65 million years ago. As carnivores, mosasaurs fed on fish, sea urchins, turtles, and shellfish. Coexisting with many dinosaurs, they became extinct during the Cretaceous-Tertiary mass extinction.

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Being buried under the ground for millions of years under tons of pressure tends to be rough. No fossil comes out of the ground whole and perfect. Most fossils have undergone some restoration, while others are altered by man simply to enhance their presentation in different ways. The workers in the United States do a very professional job, of unearthing and preserving these natural treasures, however, commonly natural cracks are visible on the surface. These are part of the natural beauty of the fossil and are not considered defects.